mapman
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| interesting article about turntables and vinyl Watching records play when I was a kid helped get me interested in electronics and technology.There is something to be said for being able to watch your music play as well as listen. | |
| Is there really a need for panel speakers in 2012 I'll fess up and admit I have occasionally wondered if there is really any need for any speakers that do not use Walsh drivers?I guess they would not work very well mounted in ceilings or walls.0-0\_/Honestly, I'm only half joking.o-o\_? | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? Fact is most any good speaker can sound good in a large room. The determining factor will be how much volume and bass is expected. | |
| Most Challenging CD Death magnetic by metallicaIf you can crank this cd, and enjoy it much less even survive for 10 minutes or more, your rig is in very good shape. | |
| Is there really a need for panel speakers in 2012 Is there really a need for Nicki Minaj?Donald Trump?The Kardasians? | |
| interesting article about turntables and vinyl I'm eyeballing the new VPI Traveler table should my 25 year old Linn Axis go up anytime soon. Not $350 but looks pretty solid and a decent value, at least on the grand scale of high end audio things. I have a lot of records and continue to accumul... | |
| Help experienced audiophiles Klip,Realize the best sounding cables often depends on the specific task at hand.You'll probably just get info on what each person likes in THEIR system rather than what might work best for you unless you provide more info. If you provide more inf... | |
| Ohm Acoustics Walsh F-5015 speakers Spacer, btw, if you set up a virtual site so we can see the pics, you can always delete it later at any time if desired. Or keep it and build it out over time if desired.LOoking forward to seeing those f5015s in all their glory...... | |
| Setting up wireless digital music server "The spec says iPhone, iPod, and iPhone can work as a remote control."BEing able to use a remote controller like this or even just a PC browser is a key feature for me. That provides the most remote control flexibility and also the most flexibilit... | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? I'd say pick up a pair of old OHM Walsh 5s somewhere for I would love to have a room that size for any OHMs and would never trade it if I did for anything in the smaller rooms most of us are limited to in our homes. I've found the OHm Walsh CLS sp... | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? OHM F 5015's with 15" powered subs built in for ~$10,000 (if available currently) can fill that room as good as just about anything dsigned for home use, I would bet. The powered subs would take a lot of load off the main Luxman amp and could work... | |
| Are all external hard drives the same? RAID technology in a single storage device provides storage redundancy to provide high or constant availability in teh case of certain hardware failures. Its good stuff but not a good fit for most home users IMHO. Having a physical backup drive is... | |
| Dave Brubeck passes HE seemed to live a long, rich and productive life and had many fans. We should all be so fortunate! | |
| Setting up wireless digital music server I wonder now if the trend will be that the mainstream audio vendors like Marantz and others (including specialty digital high end vendors) will be the ones that provide the digital source player components for home hi fi down the road that replace... | |
| Setting up wireless digital music server I was in a shop the other day and saw that Marantz now has a networked player component of some sort. Have not had a chance to investigate the details though. That shop also sells Sonos stuff. |